adjective
- of, relating to, or consisting of a digraph (a combination of two letters representing a single sound)
Usage: linguistics; technical
Examples
- The digraphic combination 'ch' in English represents a single consonant sound.
- In Spanish, 'll' is a digraphic sequence that historically represented a distinct phoneme.
- Teachers often explain digraphic pairs to help students understand English phonetics.
- The digraphic nature of 'sh' makes it important to teach as a unit rather than separate sounds.
- Many digraphic combinations exist across different languages and writing systems.